Garment



A. PLEITER ET AL.-

Nov. 16, 1937.

GARMENT Filed Sept. 28, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ALBE/TT pLE/TER AOOLP/lff- PETE/750 Nov. 16, 1937. A. PLEITER ET AL GARMENT 2 Sheets- Sheet 2Filed Sept. 28, 1934 gwua/wbo'b AZ BERT PLE/ TEA ADOLPH H. PETERSONPatented Nov. 16, 1937 UNITED STATES GARMENT Albert Pleiter and AdolphH. Peterson, Northville, Mich.

Application September as, 1934, Serial No. 745,992

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to a garment and more particularly to agarment of the class generally referred to as overalls.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide an adjustable,inexpensive unitary garment of the glass described which by virtue ofits novel construction may be put on and removed from the wearer withfacility and without annoyance.

The present invention contemplates the provision, in an over-garment ofthis character, of an upper or waist covering portion in which there isprovided a substantially open back and means by which the garment may befirst adjusted to the size of the wearer and be subsequently put on andremoved through the medium of a novelly arranged slide fastener providedin the front portion of the waist of the garment.

In the accompanying drawings, forminga part of this application and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate corresponding partsthroughout the same,

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the overgarment,

Figure 2 is a side elevational view thereof,

Figure 3 is a rear elevational view, and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective View.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustrationthere is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, the referencenumeral 6 generally designates the leg portion of the over-garment. Atsubstantially the Knee area of each leg of the garment, there is securedthereto by means of stitching a rein- 35 forcing patch or covering 8. Asclearly illustrated in Figures 2 and 4, hip pockets I2 and I4 aresecured to the rear portion of the garment, and adjacent the inner sideof the right hip pocket there is provided a loop l6 for the reception of40 a tool such as a pair of pliers or the like, or in fact, any toolcommonly used by a workman.

Adjacent the lower corner of the right hand hip pocket and on the rightleg there is secured a longitudinally disposed pocket I8 adapted tocarry a ruler or the like.

On each side, at the lower portion of the garment, as clearlyillustrated in Figures 2 and 4, there are provided downwardly extendingopenings 20 at each side, adapted to be closed when in use by suitablebuttons 22 and associated button holes 24. The front portion of theoveralls are provided with pockets 26 on each side thereof.

To the-leg portion of the over-garment which terminates substantially atthe waist of the wearer, there is secured the upper or waist portion 32.As illustrated the bottom of the waist portion overlaps the trousersportion at the waist line thereof and is securely stitched thereto bythe spaced stitches 34 and 36.

The waist portion of the garment is provided with an upper centrallydisposed opening 38 through which thehead is inserted, and which isadapted to encircle the neck and shoulders of the wearer. In the usualmanner of waist portion construction, the waist 32 is openat the front,and is provided with a slide fastener closure means 42 the upper portionof the fastener 42 terminating at the apex of the V-shaped opening 38and the lower portion firmly secured together by means of thecombination button and fiap 44. On each side of the front of the waistportion there are stitched patch pockets 23 and 25.

The rear portion of the waist extends over the shoulder for a portion ofthe length of the back and to the free end thereof, as shown in Figure4, there is secured a pair of spaced straps 50 of elastic material onthe ends of which there is provided fastening elements 52 which aresecured to the extended portion 54 of the trousers of the garment bymeans of the spaced buttons 56. The shoulders of the waist portion areoverlapped and stitched as at 5B, the stitches of which may be removedif so desired to accommodate the garment to persons of different sizes.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a unitary garment, which iseasily adjusted to persons of different sizes, and which may be put onand removed by a simple operation of the zipper slide.

While there is shown for the purpose of illustration a preferredembodiment of the invention, it is to be specifically understood that itis capable of various changes and modifications, without departing fromthe spirit and scope thereof, and it is intended therefore that onlysuch limitations shall be imposed thereon as are indicated in the priorart or in the appended claim.

What is claimed is:-

In a sleeveless overall, the combination with a trousers portion havinga waist line opening adjacent each side thereof and provided withpockets, means for securing the free edges of the waist line defined bythe opening together, of a waist portion adapted to extend over theshoulders and being secured to the front of the trousers portion andhaving a portion thereof overhanging said trousers portion, the openingof said pockets, and the securing means securfined by the slit forsecuring said sections together, an upstanding back section secured tothe rear of the trousers portion terminating short of the rear end ofthe waist portion and spaced resilient straps connecting the free end 5portion of the waist and back section.

ALBERT VPLEITER. ADOLPI-I H. PETERSON.

